Table B-23. FY 1998 Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group AGE SERVICE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE     17 YEARS AND OLDER Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total a. Number 17-19 36,989 7,965 44,954   25,862 5,519 31,381   25,400 2,004 27,404   15,074 5,670 20,744   103,325 21,158 124,483   3,563,342 3,236,740 6,800,082 20-24 114,592 21,481 136,073   86,378 16,492 102,870   72,323 4,146 76,469   62,342 20,041 82,383   335,635 62,160 397,795   7,202,828 6,403,503 13,606,331 25-29 78,836 14,239 93,075   58,648 7,382 66,030   22,454 1,314 23,768   46,796 11,416 58,212   206,734 34,351 241,085   8,416,309 7,531,219 15,947,528 30-34 52,678 8,107 60,785   46,055 5,119 51,174   11,621 683 12,304   44,455 7,037 51,492   154,809 20,946 175,755   9,218,664 7,647,353 16,866,017 35-39 37,939 5,911 43,850   43,564 4,619 48,183   10,189 549 10,738   50,101 6,191 56,292   141,793 17,270 159,063   10,375,127 8,588,087 18,963,214 40-44 14,171 2,305 16,476   15,541 1,684 17,225   3,413 189 3,602   16,362 2,607 18,969   49,487 6,785 56,272   9,938,603 8,899,173 18,837,777 45-49 3,853 609 4,462   4,068 472 4,540   837 35 872   2,740 554 3,294   11,498 1,670 13,168   8,443,339 7,719,902 16,163,241 50+ 731 124 855   614 78 692   98 5 103   176 26 202   1,619 233 1,852   16,338,057 13,697,561 30,035,617 Unknown 1,364 89 1,453   1 2 3   0 0 0   2 0 2   1,367 91 1,458   0 0 0   TOTAL 341,153 60,830 401,983   280,731 41,367 322,098   146,335 8,925 155,260   238,048 53,542 291,590   1,006,267 164,664 1,170,931   73,496,270 63,723,537 137,219,807 b. Percent 17-19 10.84% 13.09% 11.18%   9.21% 13.34% 9.74%   17.36% 22.45% 17.65%   6.33% 10.59% 7.11%   10.27% 12.85% 10.63%   4.85% 5.08% 4.96% 20-24 33.59% 35.31% 33.85%   30.77% 39.87% 31.94%   49.42% 46.45% 49.25%   26.19% 37.43% 28.25%   33.35% 37.75% 33.97%   9.80% 10.05% 9.92% 25-29 23.11% 23.41% 23.15%   20.89% 17.85% 20.50%   15.34% 14.72% 15.31%   19.66% 21.32% 19.96%   20.54% 20.86% 20.59%   11.45% 11.82% 11.62% 30-34 15.44% 13.33% 15.12%   16.41% 12.37% 15.89%   7.94% 7.65% 7.92%   18.67% 13.14% 17.66%   15.38% 12.72% 15.01%   12.54% 12.00% 12.29% 35-39 11.12% 9.72% 10.91%   15.52% 11.17% 14.96%   6.96% 6.15% 6.92%   21.05% 11.56% 19.31%   14.09% 10.49% 13.58%   14.12% 13.48% 13.82% 40-44 4.15% 3.79% 4.10%   5.54% 4.07% 5.35%   2.33% 2.12% 2.32%   6.87% 4.87% 6.51%   4.92% 4.12% 4.81%   13.52% 13.97% 13.73% 45-49 1.13% 1.00% 1.11%   1.45% 1.14% 1.41%   0.57% 0.39% 0.56%   1.15% 1.03% 1.13%   1.14% 1.01% 1.12%   11.49% 12.11% 11.78% 50+ 0.21% 0.20% 0.21%   0.22% 0.19% 0.21%   0.07% 0.06% 0.07%   0.07% 0.05% 0.07%   0.16% 0.14% 0.16%   22.23% 21.50% 21.89% Unknown 0.40% 0.15% 0.36%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.14% 0.06% 0.12%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%  Columns may not add to totals due to rounding.  Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 1998. Last Updated on 11/29/99